The Roman Senate fascinated Mr Byrd almost as much as the American.

伯德对罗马元老的着迷不亚美国。

When it declined, the Republic fell.

随着元老的退，罗马共和国也灭亡了。

This was last reformed under Paul VI, who reigned from 1963 to 1978.

上次清理元老是在1963年到1978年的保罗六世统治期间。

They would serve their year as a magistrate, and come right back to the Senate.

他们这一年担任行政官，之后回到元老。

" The beating heart of Rome is not the marble of the senate, it's the sand of the coliseum."

“罗马跳动的心脏不是元老的大理石，而是竞技场的沙子。”

Caesar packed the Senate with his supporters, doubling it in size, and he rigged the annual elections for five years in advance.

凯撒用自己的支持者组成元老，将元老人数加倍，并且提前五年操纵每年一度的选举。

The plot, which was led by Brutus and Cassius, was carried through immediately following a Senate meeting in 44 BCE.

这一阴谋由布鲁图斯和卡修斯带头，在公元前 44 年元老会后立即实施。

It wasn’t long until the Roman Senate took away all of Antony’s titles.

没过多久， 罗马元老就剥夺了安东尼的所有头衔。

Pompey started to drift towards the Optimates in  the senate, who were useful allies against Caesar.

庞培开始元老中的优胜者，他们是反对凯撒的有用盟友。

For the Senate and the people of Rome were violently opposed to their Emperor's alliance with a foreign queen.

因为元老和罗马人民强烈反对他们的皇帝与外国女王结盟。

Marius had become a law unto himself, and  many in the Senate felt the need to stop him.

马吕斯已经成为他自己的法律，元老中的许多人觉得有必要阻止他。

He would show great clemency to many members  of the senate who had fought against him.

他会对许多反对他的元老成员表现出极大的宽大处理。

An open letter to the Roman Senate.

一封致罗马元老的公开信。

Notwithstanding the abhorence Nekhludoff felt for Maslova, he thought it proper to express his regret at the Senate's action.

尽管聂赫留朵夫对玛丝洛娃深恶痛绝，但他认为还是应该对元老的行为表示遗憾。

Pompey and the Senate decided to try to strip Caesar of his command and recall him to Rome.

庞培和元老决定试图剥夺凯撒的指挥权并将他召回罗马。

While the Senate's opinions never officially held the force of law, the magistrates regarded them as binding anyway.

尽管元老的意见从来没有被官方认可为有法律效力，行政官认为元老会有约束力。

Your senate was chosen from among the Patrician class.

你的元老是从贵族阶层中选出的。

In 44 BC, on the ides of March, his political opponents assassinated him in the Senate, stabbing him 23 times.

公元前44年，三月中旬，他的政治对手在元老刺杀了他，刺了他23刀。

But don’t get me wrong, Roman senate, you were terrible.

但不要误会我的意思，罗马元老，你太糟糕了。

The episode may also strengthen the resolve of the mainly English- and German-speaking cardinals who want a vigorous pope to clean up the Curia.

这个插曲可能也坚定了主要来自英语和德语国家的枢机主教们想要一个强硬的教皇以清理元老的决心。